instancia

f.

1 application (form).

2 request (ruego).

a instancias de at the request o bidding of

en última instancia as a last resort

3 instance, occurrence, case in point.

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instancia

► nombre femenino

1 (petición) request; (solicitud) form

2 DERECHO instance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a instancia de / a instancias de at the request of

en última instancia as a last resort

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noun f.

petition

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SF

1) (=solicitud) application, request; (Jur) petition

a instancia(s) de algn — at the request of sb, at sb's request

pedir algo con instancia — to demand sth insistently, demand sth urgently

2) (=formulario) application form

3) (=momento)

de primera instancia — first of all

en última instancia — (=como último recurso) as a last resort; (=en definitiva) in the last analysis

4) (Pol) (=autoridad) authority; (=organismo) agency

altas instancias — high authorities

instancias del poder — corridors of power

instancias internacionales — international authorities

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femenino

1) (solicitud) official request o application

a instancias de — at the request of, at the instance of (frml)

2) (momento) moment, happening

en última instancia — (como último recurso) as a last resort

3) (period) (autoridad) authority

las más altas instancias de la nación — the highest authorities in the land

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= instance, behest.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

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* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias = under the auspices of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of.

* en primera instancia = in the first instance.

* en segunda instancia = second-removed.

* en última instancia = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis.

* proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.

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femenino

1) (solicitud) official request o application

a instancias de — at the request of, at the instance of (frml)

2) (momento) moment, happening

en última instancia — (como último recurso) as a last resort

3) (period) (autoridad) authority

las más altas instancias de la nación — the highest authorities in the land

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= instance, behest.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias = under the auspices of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of.

* en primera instancia = in the first instance.

* en segunda instancia = second-removed.

* en última instancia = ultimately, in the long run, in the end, in the last analysis, in the last resort, in the final analysis.

* proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.

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instancia

feminine

A (solicitud) official request o application

a instancias de at the request of, at the instance of (frml)

B (momento) moment, happening

las instancias decisivas de nuestra historia key o decisive moments in our history

en última instancia (como último recurso) as a last resort; (en definitiva) in the final o last analysis

en última instancia podríamos vender el coche as a last resort we could sell the car

la responsabilidad es, en última instancia, mía I am ultimately responsible, the ultimate responsibility is mine

C (period) (autoridad) authority

las más altas instancias de la nación the highest authorities in the land

juzgado

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instancia sustantivo femenino
1 (petición) request
2 (escrito) application form
3 Jur instance tribunal de primera instancia, Court of First Instance
♦ Locuciones: a instancia(s) de, at the request of, en primera instancia, first of all
en última instancia, as a last resort: en última instancia siempre podemos llamar a los bomberos para que la abran, we can always call the fire department to open it, as a last resort
'instancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juez
- término
English:
application
- magistrate
- ultimately

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instancia nf

1. [solicitud] application (form)

2. [ruego] request;

a instancias de at the request o bidding of;

el abogado actuaba a instancias mías the lawyer was acting on my instructions

3. [recurso]

en última instancia as a last resort

4. [institución]

se mueve entre las altas instancias del partido he moves in the upper echelons of the party;

se goza del apoyo de las más altas instancias eclesiásticas he enjoys the support of the highest authorities of the Church

5. Am [momento]

en (una) primera instancia, introduciremos los datos first of all we'll input the data

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instancia

f

1 JUR petition

2 (petición por escrito) application;

a instancias de at the request of

3

:

en última instancia as a last resort

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instancia nf

1) : petition, request

2)

en última instancia : as a last resort